Issue No. 2
Summer 2022
In this issue, The Ampersand Review once again offers a strong selection of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from—and for—a variety of perspectives and aesthetics including short stories by Quinn Mason, Stuart Ross, and Rabindranath Maharaj and poetry from Ayomide Bayowa, multi-genre writer Kate Cayley, and GG winner Tolu Oloruntoba.
Contents
Poetry
Ayomide Bayowa
Encore
Wait a Sec
Kate Cayley
Jean Grenier
Dutch Masters
Khashayar Mohammadi
Closer Than Your Jugular
A Prophetic Ghazal
Triny Finlay
In the dream, all my queer exes are at the same Serena Ryder Concert
Lifeline Effigies Jive
Jessica Bebenek
Snake
It’s Not Actually a Lot
Tolu Oloruntoba
Divination
Kneecap
Chris Banks
My Favourite Toy
Here We Go Again!
Annick Macaskill
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Fiction
Quinn Mason
Stuart Ross
Two Tiny Stories about Music
Rabindranath Maharaj
Broken Pieces
Features
Dina Del Bucchia & Jen Sookfong Lee
Second Story Press & Book*hug Press
Two Short Interviews with Independent Presses
Reviews
Caroline Colantonio
Waking Occupations by Phoebe Wang
Kelly Baron
Rasiqra Revulva
[SQUELCH PROCEDURES] by MLA Chernoff
Fan WU
Judy Blame’s Obituary: Writings on Fashion and Death by Derek McCormack